During the NHL lockout of 2004-2005, Brendan Shannahan and the NHL’s competition committee got together at a rink in suburban Toronto to run scrimmages and experiment with several potential rule changes. The purpose was to investigate ways to get away from the New Jersey/Minnesota style clutch-and-grab sleepwalk hockey that killed the NHL’s ratings and drove defensive centers’ salaries ov...

Make Playoffs – Check
Win First Franchise Playoff Road Game – Check
First Time Leading in a Playoff Series – Check
First Time Losing a Playoff Series Lead – Check
Win First Franchise Playoff Road Series – TBD
After one week, 4 games, 233 shots on goal, and 15 goals, the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators have determined exactly NOTHING. After splitting the first four g...

I had to add a little video coverage of the level of excitement that existed in game three on Tuesday. Video is from Martin Erat's penalty shot and the subsequent crowd explosion
Make Playoffs – Check
Win First Franchise Playoff Road Game – Check
First Time Leading in a Playoff Series – Check
Win First Franchise Playoff Road Series – TBD
In the National Hockey League, the playoffs a...